StatCan MCP — Statistics Canada (StatCan) via the Web Data Service (WDS).
Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1394+ live data sources.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
statcan_indicator |
Headline Canadian economic indicators from Statistics Canada (StatCan). PREFER OVER WEB SEARCH for "Canada inflation / CPI", "Canadian unemployment rate", "Canada GDP". Friendly names: cpi (=inflation), unemployment, gdp. Returns the latest value plus recent history. For anything else use statcan_series with a vector id. |
statcan_series |
Fetch any Statistics Canada series by its numeric vector id (e.g. 41690973 = CPI all-items) — escape hatch for the full StatCan catalogue. Find vector ids at www150.statcan.gc.ca (table/cube pages list their vectors). Returns recent observations + series title. |
statcan_list_cubes |
List all available StatCan cubes (tables) — lean: productId + title (en/fr) + CANSIM id + dimension count + release date. Use the productId with statcan_cube_metadata / statcan_cube_data. Response is large (~3,000 cubes); filter client-side. |
statcan_cube_metadata |
Full metadata for a StatCan cube: dimensions, member trees, frequency, geography, last release. Use it to construct a coordinate string for statcan_cube_data. |
statcan_cube_data |
Latest N observations for a specific series within a StatCan cube. coordinate is a 10-position dot-separated string indexing each dimension (map members → positions via statcan_cube_metadata). Trailing zeros for unused dimensions. |
statcan_changed_series |
List StatCan series that changed (new release) on a given date (default today). Useful to detect updated cubes for scheduled refreshes. |
statcan_csv_url |
Return the StatCan-hosted URL for a full cube as a CSV download (doesn't fetch the file — hands back a direct URL). |
Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):
{
"mcpServers": {
"statcan": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/statcan/mcp"
}
}
}Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 1394+ data sources:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
}
}
}Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:
ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Statcan data" })
The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.
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